What would you invent with a grant of $325,000?

A sustainable and fulfilling way to live. Granted, I’d just be stealing the ideas of others, but I’d probably end up using most of the money to advertise and get more people to follow the model.

“Solve an existing problem or need.”

So I take it a dolphin splitter machine that has a timer and has to split a dolphin every 30 minutes or it self destructs is out of the question then.

I’d spend it on designing a gaming controler for amputees, or develop some kind of new safety equipment, probably for cars.

I would create a “painless” beer that actually hydrates and adds vitamins to your body as you drink it. It would also contain a special enzyme that allows it to pass through the liver with no more damage than water. You would wake up, no matter how much you overindulged, feeling fresh as a daisy.

I would call it Manna.

It would be a device called the “Do your fucking job” gizmo….a cross between a taser and a cattle prod. There would be one installed in each seat of the Senate, the House of Representatives, both State and Federal levels, each Governors and Mayors office. For a small subscription fee that is fully tax deductible and cable access, a taxpayer could have a control button at home.

A portable hand held version would be made for businesses owners.

^ GA @Cruiser !

A freakin’ holodeck.

I would use this money to research the real inventor of the airplane. The Wright Brothers only flew the first flight and everyone assumes they also built the first airplane. No so, according to old records I discovered, when my dad passed away. In his records was a patent number and a name of the first airplane inventor. This happens to be a past family member.

I think the key in this situation is the patent number. I would use this money for a complete investigation.

I have been told, that the patent number had been sold to the Wright Brothers. Truth or fiction? Who knows. Also, that my past family member became sick and his wife sold the patent rights to the Wright Brothers to help pay medical bills.

And the search goes on…...........................

A haptic bodysuit with a USB cable for less than $500. I can’t wait to bear hug my favorite Jellies.

Details, details!

@incendiary_dan … I’d probably end up using most of the money to advertise and get more people to follow the model. Is this a patentable process and can it be used by anyone, anywhere in the world?

@poisonedantidote I’d spend it on designing a gaming controller[sic] for amputees That should like it should be @incendiary_dan ideal. Would it be for those with or without prosthetics or both? How would it help them to play vedio games or do other things via the computer?

@Blondesjon I would create a “painless” beer that actually hydrates and adds vitamins to your body as you drink it. Providing the big breweries didn’t freeze you out of the marketplace how would that help people on a greater scale; or would it just help out those who already drink?

@Cruiser Being that sounds like a several hundred million dollar system, who gets the fee? And how do you get the legislators not to pass a law outlawing their tasering?

@mrentropy You won’t have nearly enough money.

@john65pennington—Proving that will help or improve……….?—

@mattbrowne A haptic bodysuit with a USB cable for less than $500. One not connected by cable to a computer, etc, would cost what?

@Hypocrisy_Central I plan on taking a few shortcuts.

@mrentropy Mind-altering chemical don’t count LOL LOL

@Hypocrisy_Central – A wireless connection wouldn’t cost a lot more. I wanted to point the “wired” connection with other Jellies.

@Hypocrisy_Central That is the beauty of the system…the minute they reach for the pen…you hit the button. And anybody dumb enough to table legislation like that will get the grand slam zappage. As far as the fee…it is royalty based and since I invented it I get a royalty paid per zap the rest comes back to the Tea Party. ;)

I think developing a wireless mesh network that is virtually immune to outages due to the failure of a central item of infrastructure would be a good thing. If done right, seamless worldwide coverage with zero downtime ever would be easy.

Much of the money would go to researching how to solve latency issues inherent in multi-hop network connections and how to most efficiently route traffic while being able to distribute the load evenly so as not to overload nodes.

I have an Idea but as soon as I say it over the internet I lose the right to patent in a year. So I will wait until you win the money and we can privately discuss investing.